2018
GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event
Gross IT, Coughlin RF, Cone DC, Bogucki S, Auerbach M, Cicero MX. GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 290-295. PMID: 30118640, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1489018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentMass casualty eventsED staffPatient tracking toolCasualty eventsGlobal Positioning SystemEmergency medicine departmentPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsEmergency medical servicesSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeMedical evaluationPatient managementMedicine departmentStaff receptionPatient careReal-time trackingGPS devicesFree-text feedbackMedical servicesPatientsPatient actorsHospitalStaff perceptions
2013
Head-to-Head Comparison of Disaster Triage Methods in Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Patients
Cross KP, Cicero MX. Head-to-Head Comparison of Disaster Triage Methods in Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 61: 668-676.e7. PMID: 23465555, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.12.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScaleReceiver operator curveOperator curveTriage methodTrauma victimsNational Trauma Data BankGeriatric trauma victimsTrauma registry patientsTrauma Data BankLength of stayTriage accuracyRegistry patientsHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesComa ScaleTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsPatient mortalityEmergency departmentSubgroup analysisTriage levelLarge cohortTriage strategiesTriage assignmentMost subgroups
2012
Independent Application of the Sacco Disaster Triage Method to Pediatric Trauma Patients
Cross KP, Cicero MX. Independent Application of the Sacco Disaster Triage Method to Pediatric Trauma Patients. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2012, 27: 306-311. PMID: 22874578, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x12000866.Peer-Reviewed Original Research